Flooding, high winds impact several Long Island communities
FREEPORT, N.Y. -- The already saturated ground on Long Island is being forced to handle even more relentless rain.
With weather like what the Tri-State Area experienced Wednesday, many South Shore towns, unfortunately, are used to dealing with flooding.
Jessica DiPasqua was determined to do whatever it takes to get her 3-month-old baby home safe. CBS New York saw her treading through floodwaters on her Lindenhurst street, carrying a heavy car seat, and made sure to help.
"It's crazy because you have to park in this parking lot on the corner and you can't make it to our block," DiPasqua said.
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Wednesday marked the second time since moving here in October she's had to deal with flooding.
"It wasn't what we expected when we moved in," DiPasqua said.
Lindenhurst was among the coastline communities affected by the relentless storms over the months, impacting homeowners and businesses.
"It's not good. Sometimes we are forced to close due to flooding," said Ramon Macias, manager of Nautilus Cafe.
In Freeport, the village is installing new drainage.
"It's a backflow, so this shuts off when the high tide comes in from the Woodcleft Canal," resident Richard Noe said.
Whipping winds also created challenges on Wednesday night.
In Baldwin, a tree brought down a power pole and then struck a car on Grand Avenue, leaving one person seriously hurt.
Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said 100 workers are on standby, eyeing the early Thursday morning high tide.
"We're expecting flooding. That's why we've had a lot of the crews down there focusing on the storm drains," Clavin said;
High tide will come in at around 5 a.m. and is expected to be worse than what we saw Wednesday evening, so be sure to prepare for that.
